Archive For 2012
RUST, Germany — With the busy Christmas season still to come, Europa-Park is well on its way to setting a new attendance record with over 4 millions guests passing through the gates by the beginning of October. The number of visitors to Germany’s largest leisure park continues to increase with guests coming from places other […]
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Schlitterbahn’s Jeff Henry will be named Inventor of the Year at the annual Austin Intellectual Property Law Association’s Judges’ Dinner hosted at 7 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Known worldwide for his ingenious waterpark designs and attractions, Jeff Henry currently holds more than 60 patents […]
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — The New Jersey amusement industry sustained a direct hit as Hurricane Sandy damaged and destroyed more than 50 miles of the Jersey Shore and dozens of communities from Long Beach Island to Keansburg. New Jersey Amusement Association (NJAA) member’s homes, businesses and property were impacted, as well as the property and […]
Event to serve as staging area for Hurricane Sandy donations JACKSON, N.J. — Six Flags Grape Adventure has been rescheduled for Nov. 10 and 11 from 12 to 5 p.m. The event will offer guests a special opportunity to sample local wines, food and gifts partnered with a VIP Safari experience. Six Flags unites with […]
West Berlin, N.J. — A team from Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor & Outdoor Water Park and the SAMBULANCE Safety Squad traveled up the Jersey Shore today to distribute supplies such as water, food, snacks, diapers, baby wipes, bandages, hand sanitizer, coloring pages, crayons, and Halloween candy for the kids. They traveled through Toms River and […]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived November 2 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to begin its new mission as the dramatically displayed centerpiece of a $100 million exhibit scheduled to open in July 2013. Atlantis completed its historic final journey – the last of any of NASA’s space shuttles – with […]
WILDWOOD and JACKSON, N.J. — With a collective sigh of relief and gratitude, New Jersey’s two largest amusement operators — Morey’s Piers in the Cape May County beach town of Wildwood and Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson — have emerged from Hurricane Sandy largely unscathed. “The damage Morey’s Piers sustained was less extensive that […]
Portion of Hersheypark in the Dark ticket sales will be donated to assist Hurricane Sandy relief efforts Hershey, Pa. — Hershey Entertainment & Resorts (HE&R) is proud to announce a partnership with the American Red Cross to help assist those throughout the Northeast affected by Hurricane Sandy. HE&R will be donating $5 from every ticket […]
Dear NJAA Members, New Jersey has just been through an unprecedented disaster. Superstorm Sandy has brought widespread flooding and property damage that has been devastating for our amusement association. There has been damage but most hard hit is from Atlantic City to Keansburg. Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant Beach have lost most of the boardwalk […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — They didn’t name it Hurricane Sandy for nothing: The massive and dangerous storm swept piles of wet sand from the Coney Island beachfront into Luna Park and around other local amusement landmarks when it slammed into New York and New Jersey earlier this week. But fortunately, the most damaging ocean waves that […]
